Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-17
000010860
Contested design: 002315275-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0023152750001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Wojciech Pawłowski PPH CERKAMED
Poland (PL)
Kwiatkowskiego 1, 37-450 Stalowa Wola, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
TSK Laboratory Europe B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
Krukkerd 5A, 5688 LH Oirschot, The Netherlands
Represented by
V.O.
Prior art cited (2)
Medical instruments. TOP disposal needles for lavage, sterile
Company standard ZN-08/591-519 · MIFAM S.A. · disclosed 2008-11-24
Top disposable needles for lavage, sterile
Product Manual, Part B · MIFAM S.A. · disclosed 2010-08-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on an earlier design for lavage needles shown in a 2008 company standard and a 2010 product manual.
- ›The holder replied that disclosure of the earlier design had not been proven, that the submitted representation did not permit comparison, and that the contested RCD was new and had individual character.
- ›The Division held that the company standard and manual were internal documents and did not objectively show that the earlier design had been made available to the public under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not proven, the evidence could not establish lack of novelty or individual character, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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